Urbex – Healthcare

Abandoned house of a dentist somewhere in Belgium. Most people don’t like to see the dentist, and I have to admit that it’s also my case, but this time I went there quite happy and curious, the reason was that I was going to explore an old decaying dentist’s house.Continue reading…

Abandoned psychiatric hospital somewhere in Belgium. This hospital is not totally abandoned, there is still a part of it that is active. Unfortunately, some of the abandoned buildings were recently destroyed by a fire.

Abandoned sanatorium somewhere in Belgium. Built in 1903, this sanatorium lost in the woods has been abandoned since 2013. As a sanatorium, its primary function was to treat tuberculosis. Years later, it’s been converted in a rehabilitation center. During the 2000s, it was converted into a center for asylum seekers before being left abandoned. It’s still in a very good condition and there are rumours that it’s going to be sold.

Abandoned sanatorium somewhere in Germany. This sanatorium is a well known place in the urbex community. This is a huge hospital with a lot of buildings. It’s been built in 1898 and has been used as a military hospital during World War 1. Adolf Hitler spent some times there when he was wounded at the leg during the battle of the Somme. After 1945, it became a Soviet military hospital. The atmosphere of this place is incredible, and the site is so huge that one could spend at least three days to see everything. Unfortunately, I only had one day there, so I missed a lot of things. I’ll definitely have to come back !

Abandoned hospice somewhere in Belgium. This old people home was build in the middle of the 19th century and is part of an hospital. It is no longer in use and most of it has already been demolished. All that is left of it is a few offices, a few patient rooms and the old chapel. There are plans in the future to build new buildings for the actual hospital, so it will be demolished soon. All in all, it was a very nice exploration.

The Salve Mater is a well known place by urban explorers. It is an abandoned psychiatric hospital that was inaugurated in 1926. It is composed of a few buildings. Some are still occupied, but the most part of them is left abandoned.